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Free to Be… You and Me (1974)

Free to Be… You and Me (1974)

Animation Family TV Movie Documentary
Release Date: 1974, March 11
Directors: Fred Wolf, Bill Davis, Len Steckler
Countries: United States of America
Production: Fred Wolf Films, Fred Wolf Films
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Mel Brooks, Cicely Tyson, Dionne Warwick, Kris Kristofferson, Marlo Thomas, Michael Jackson, Alan Alda, Harry Belafonte, Rafer Johnson, Stuart Pankin, Carol Channing

Overview:

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.

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racism educational